bronchial-associated lymphoid tissue
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001963
A diffuse collection of lymphpoid cells that participate in airway immune responses. [ http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0123813611&isbn=1/ ]
Synonyms: bronchus associated lymphoid tissue
Term info
- FMA:62821
- NCIT:C32234
- UMLS:C1179418 (ncithesaurus:Bronchus-Associated_Lymphoid_Tissue)
- MA:0000135
pheno_slim
Lymphoid tissue associated with airways in mice has functional similarities to human BALT[ISBN:0123813611] Notes: FMA classifies this as organized, not diffuse
BALT
uberon
UBERON:0001963
Bronchial-associated lymphoid tissue
Term relations
- endoderm-derived structure
- mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
- overlaps some submucosa of bronchus
- part of some bronchus